30+ Free Patterns For Baby Quilts You'll Love

Talk about a stunning ombre effect here, and that JUST by smart placement of the square blocks. Create the dark to light effect of an ombre design using this free baby quilt design.

This fat-quarter baby quilt is adorable and simple to sew. If you're new to quilting and want something more than just simple squares.It comes together rather quickly and is a nice size at 42" square. Yay!

Make a beautiful but easy baby quilt using this free lattice quilt pattern. This quilt finishes at 40" by 48", one of my favorite baby quilt patterns out there.

Adorable prints and bright color combinations, paired with an easy pattern, what more can I ask for! The quilt is a quick one to make - it's just one simple block, which is then rotated to make the stairsteps look. I love it!

If you are ready for a super quick piecing and know a long-arm quilter who'll do a wonderful quilting design for you, this is definitely a way to go. Or, choose this easy large-pieced quilt design and try a matchstick quilting technique, it would work wonders on an ombre baby quilt like this one. Most-try!

The two-hour baby quilt tutorial is a great quick pattern to make a baby quilt out of bright fabric that you don’t want to cut too small.

It'doesn't get simpler than a wholecloth baby quilt! Either use a solid, or add some interest and movement using a cheater print fabric for a baby quilt. Bottom line, you need a square piece of fabric for the front, same size fabric for the backing, and a piece of batting. Quilt the layers together and bind, done!

Bring your squares up a notch, make this free triangle quilt, add borders, and voila!

Resembling the playground game four square, this baby quilt is perfect for charm squares.

This baby quilt pattern comes in a larger crib size (50"x60") - Whether you choose solids or prints, it will turn out just perfect!

This adorable and simple baby quilt pattern allows you to use fat eighth precuts or layer cake precuts, it does not require much time as the blocks are fairly big. Using large fabric pieces helps it to come together quickly. And one more good thing: there are no seams to match except at the block's corners. These all make it an easy baby quilt pattern.

The snowball quilt block is easier than it looks like. Try it with this adorable citrus and mint baby quilt pattern that finishes at 36 ½"  x 42 ½".

Make a quilt from your scrap bin - in all the colors of the rainbow!

Log cabin quilts can be so versatile! Put this one on your list, it's gorgeous! The only thing to really keep in mind, is there needs to be a high contrast between the two log cabin pieces that form the 'heart' and the rest, love volume strips all in white.

Modern, simple and strinkingly beautiful quilt pattern you can make in different sizes. The Wren Collective site offers this pattern for free to all their newsletter subscribers.

Inspired by an heirloom piece that had been handed down for generations, this adorable free basket quilt pattern features the classic rail fence block. You can whip up the quilt top in an evening. That's my kind of baby quilt! Also, I love the striped binding.

Show off some of those larger-scale prints with this free baby quilt pattern by Amy Smart. Her tutorial comes with complete cutting instructions along with helpful step-by-step photos. This patchwork star quilt finishes at 40″ x 40″.

Speaking of low-volume, here's a beautiful low-volume baby quilt pattern you cannot but love.

I couldn't help but add this adorable baby plus quilt pattern. Stunningly simple yet effective baby quilt design. This is a simple patchwork quilt; the tutorial uses a few different shapes beyond a square to flex the beginner quilt pattern muscles just a bit. Must-see!

Want to make an arrow baby quilt of your own? There are a gazillion ways to do it and I loved the one shown at the Bernina blog. Smart!

And here's a different way to make an arrows baby quilt, the designer offers a free pattern file with step-by-step piecing instructions. Practical and so generous!

Use bright, colorful stripes to create a fun and energetic quilt. This crib-size quilt is lovely for a throw. The finished size is 40” x 56”.

An interesting quilt-block design that goes hand-in-hand with an unconventional color mix. I love Suzy's modern and free baby quilt pattern - I'd vote intermediate level, what about you?

Try this rail fence baby quilt as a great beginner-friendly project. I'd try it as a low-volume quilt too.

Kate's triangle baby quilt pattern might have been the first modern baby quilt I bumped into online. Kudos to the designer for using the black, I wouldn't be so brave but it makes all the difference!

This free Squared Quilt pattern is the perfect quilt to make if you've done a few simple square blocks so far. Feel free to use fat quarters, they will fit perfectly!

This adorable quilt measures 36” x 43” and will be even cuter once quilted in little swirls and bound in bright red.  The blocks are 7” finished, so you can make it larger or smaller. The designer also updated the tutorial so now there are less pieces to stitch together. I love it!

This is simply an oversized Sawtooth Star Quilt block. Turned out great! A simple baby quilt that feels a bit modern, and is quick to make.

This half square triangles quilt pattern uses modern quilting techniques and colors to create a gorgeous baby quilt that's sure to bring a calming presence to any nursery. If you haven't tried a quilt using solids only, this is a must-see!

Connie Kresin has done it again, this pinwheel baby quilt pattern that looks so advanced but when you look closely, all the heavy lifting is done by half-square triangles, I love that! And my goodness, she's so good with incorporating batik into this baby quilt. Into all her quilts, actually. The finished size of this pinwheel quilt is 24" by 29".

How gorgeous are these interwoven ribbons! This baby quilt pattern also has a printable cheat sheet to make piecing and quilting it easier. The quilt is 55 inches wide x 63 inches long, on the larger size in this list.

If you've made a few easy quilts and are looking to spice up those squares. I love the modern look of this baby quilt, and how advanced it looks like!

An advanced-level quilt that fits into your sewing schedule after you've made a few beginner-friendly, square-block quilts (or is it just me who's shying away from curved quilt blocks?), this beautiful baby quilt is sure to become an heirloom piece.

This modern quilt tutorial, with blocks resembling the drung+kards path blocks, has a finished size of 39" x 49". I'd categorize it under 'advanced baby quilts'. It's stunning with mixing and matching solids and prints, especially if these come from a designer like Katarina Roccella 🙂

This free butterfly quilt pattern comes with a free printable pattern and step-by-step instructions and is perfect for using up your prettiest stash. Fat quarter friendly, too!

This is an advanced baby quilt pattern. Complete with step-by-step diagrams, this printable quilt pattern shows you each step of the piecing process, which is invaluable for everyone starting out on their quilting journey. The finished quilt is 54 inches wide x 54 inches long (137 cm by 137 cm).

Improve your piecing skills (and learn about a shortcut on how to deal with triangles on edges) with this jelly roll quilt. This jelly roll-friendly baby quilt pattern also doubles as a lap quilt. I love how the designer mixed and matched florals and solids into a beautiful piece of art.